Where does “string” come from?

string (Middle English) comes from Old English streng, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “string”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrengstring
2Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “string”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →